nursecousin
/ˈnɜːsˌkʌzən/nounVerified NewThe relative with any clinical training who becomes the family's permanent, unpaid medical hotline.
Every rash photo, lab printout, and "is this normal?" routes to them at Christmas dinners and 11 p.m. alike. They triage with love, disclaim constantly, and are right often enough that the flow never stops. Nursecousin names the role the family staffing chart created.
Etym. — nurse + cousin — the professional credential dissolved into the kinship network.
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